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Milos Raonic Leads Canadian Tennis into Uncharted Waters

April 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By Yeshayahu Ginsburg Canada as a country is not known for their prestigious tennis history. Names like Keith Carpenter, Don Fontana, and Dale Power probably barely register (if that) in the memory of even the most hardcore tennis fans. Mike Belkin’s quarterfinal appearance at the 1968 Australian Championships (which because the Australian Open the following [...]

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The Week Ahead in the ATP: Rotterdam, San Jose, Sao Paulo

February 11, 2013 By 1 Comment

Like last week, the upcoming ATP slate features two European tournaments on indoor hard courts and a South American tournament on outdoor red clay.  Only one of the Big Four participated in last week’s action, but this week his archrival returns to the spotlight as well. Rotterdam:  Back in action for the first time since [...]

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Tennis Canada nominates olympic representatives for London

June 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Melissa Boyd Tennis Canada has announced the four players nominated for selection to the Canadian Olympic Team for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Daniel Nestor, Vasek Pospisil, Milos Raonic, and Aleksandra Wozniak will represent Canada in London. Raonic and Wozniak will play singles while Nestor and Pospisil will team up for doubles. In singles, [...]

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Powerhouse French too much for Short-Handed Canadians

February 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The anticipation had been building for months following the announcement that Vancouver would host its first Davis Cup tie in 20 years. It also just so happened to be the biggest non-Rogers Cup tennis event to be held on Canadian soil in the last decade. In the end, the Canada-France first round World Group tie [...]

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Around The Corner: Life Continues on the ATP World Tour

January 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment

After a hectic two weeks of Grand-Slam action from Melbourne, life returns to normal on the ATP World Tour. There are three 250-level tournaments this week and while the pace will be perhaps less enthralling than what we’ve just witnessed in Australia, here are some of the big names we can look forward to watching. [...]

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Raonic, Haase Could Get Company From Compatriots in Top 100 in ‘12

December 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment

It can be lonely in the top 100, especially if you’re Andy Murray, Ernests Gulbis or Jurgen Melzer. They’re just three of the 21 players that are their nation’s sole representative among that ranking benchmark. But while some of them, such as Robin Soderling and Marcos Baghdatis, might not be getting any company from their [...]

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Emergence of Canadian Tennis: Raonic, Marino, Pospisil

November 14, 2011 By 1 Comment

For years, Canada’s tennis accomplishments could be found in one man’s trophy case, that of doubles legend Daniel Nestor. The country’s tennis community has been starving for its first bona fide singles player since the days of Carling Bassett-Seguso, Helen Kelesi and Canadian turned Brit Greg Rusedski. Over the past few seasons, Canadian tennis has [...]

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